Book of Motifs

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Lorena Canales Morales Furniture Styling and Detailing


Motif noun 1 a colorful motif design, pattern, decoration, figure, shape, device, emblem, ornament. 2 a recurring motif in her work theme, idea, concept,


Timeline Ancient Cultures -4500 - 332 B.C.E.

Egyptian

-1000 - 146 B.C.E. -509 -27 B.C.E.

Greece/Rome

Eastern Culture 12th to 18th Century A.D.

China

1150-1550

Gothic

1815--1848

Biedermeier

Late 19th Century

Arts and Crafts

Late 19th Century

Art Nouveau

1910-1939

Art Deco


Five branched Papyrus (Lower Egypt)

Knotted ring (Eternity)

Left eye of Horus

Sa (Protection)

Bee (Lower Egypt)

Sedge (Upper Egypt)

Djed Column

1


Mural

Mural

Scarab

Mesket (Night Boat) Open Papyrus Capital

Open Lotus (Pier Detal)

Closed Lotus Capital

Papyrus Ornament

2


Figured Frieze (Flowers and Buds) Egyptian Head

Winged Disk Mural

Animal Foot (Beaded Cylinder)

Lily

3


Rosette Acanthus Leaves Wreath of Leaves and Berries

Leaves and Fruit Rosette

Boar’s Head and Horn Ornament

Center Terminal Convolvulus, SHorseshoe and Hoofs

Slanted Palmette Leaf Mosaic

Arabesque

Ivy and Berries Reel and Bead Ornament 4


Cornucopia Pedestal

Fretwork for Mosaic

Skull and Swag

Pegasus

Griffin Table Support

Rosette

Spiral Line and Convolvulus Bell

Egg and Tongue

Angle Terminal

Mosaic

Swastika Meander Fretwork for Wood Paneling 5


Hardware

Legs

Backrest

Furniture Detail (Stretcher)

6


Furniture Detail (Corner Ornamentation)

Hardware

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Hardware Fretwork

Hardware

Furniture Detail (Leg) Backrest

Table Profile Furniture Detail (Stretchers)

Apothecary Drawers

7


Rosette

Rosette

Rosette

Pointed Arch

Ballflower

Archivolt Detail

Pointed Arch 8


Pointed Towers

Pointed Arch

Pointed Arch

Finial

Tile

Furniture Detail (Claw foot)

Hardware

9


Backrests

10


Furniture Detail (Lef)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Lef) Furniture Detail (Lef)

Spitoon

Chandelier

Jewelry Box 11


Backrest

Backrest

Backrest

Backrest

Stretcher

Stretcher

Furniture Detail (Legs)

Hardware 12


Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Legs)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Stretcher

Furniture Detail (Legs)

Hardware

Furniture Detail (Legs)

13


Backrest

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Foot)

Furniture Detail (Leg)

Furniture Detail (Leg)

Table Profile

Furniture Detail (Foot) 14


15


Banding

Chair handrail ,leg and foot.

Furniture Detail (Foot)

16


Egyptian influence

17


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